Biomass, net primary production and impact of bamboo plantation on soil redevelopment in a dry tropical region

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 195-207

  Singh, Anand Narain ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dendrocalamus strictus; Litter decomposition; Microbial biomass; Mine spoil; N mineralization; Net primary production; Restoration; Soil redevelopment

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT GROWTH;

EID: 0033612505     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00523-4     Document Type: Article

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